1962 in Bulgaria

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Events in the year 1962 in Bulgaria .

Incumbents

General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party: Todor Zhivkov
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers: Anton Yugov (from 1956 until November 19) Todor Zhivkov (from November 19 until 1971)

Events

25 February – Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria.^[1]

Sports

September 15 – October 10 – The 15th Chess Olympiad took place between in Varna.^[2]

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References

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ "OlimpBase :: 15th Chess Olympiad, Varna 1962, information". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

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